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extremum

/ɛkˈstriːməm/ noun · British & US
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What does extremum mean?

noun

The maximum or minimum value of a function or a set of values. In mathematics, the extremum of a function is a point at which the function's value is either a maximum or a minimum.

Example

"The extremum of the function f(x) = x^2 is 0, which is the minimum value."

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